The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good Quotes

“A [person] ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian . . . and most of all, his family ought to know. —D. L. Moody”
― Peter Greer, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good

“If you’re married, recognize you hold a covenant with your spouse, not your work. God ordained the biblical covenant of marriage. He didn’t create one for work. Your first priorities are God, the very center of all we do, and then your family. And then—and only then—your work. The problem is that we confuse our service to God with our vocation, and the two are not synonymous.”
― Peter Greer, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good

“Looking around at a room of worn-out, high-achieving international development leaders, she said to us, “Transformational leadership begins at home.” No matter what the numbers at work say, we aren’t a success unless our children and spouses are on board with what we do.”
― Peter Greer, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good

“If you’ve served internationally or in your local church for any length of time, you eventually realize that doing good does not guarantee that only good things happen in your life.”
― Peter Greer, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good

“Proverbs says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”[8] Everything flows from the heart—our motivations, our desires, and our good deeds. Without evaluating our motives, it is possible to love our service more than we love our Savior. It is easy to pursue working to see “thy Kingdom come” without having a vision of our King. It is possible to be so proud of all we’re doing for God that pride chokes our good deeds.”
― Peter Greer, The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good